Sorry is this has been asked before, but....

[paradox998]

I live in Florida and want to buy a handgun from another florida resident. the seller lives hundreds of miles away. Can he legally ship the gun to me within Florida, intrastate? It is not C&R transaction. Thanks

 

[Rangegod]

Yes, in fact I've bought two BHP's and an Ed Brown Commander that way recently.

JAC

 

[hboy35]

well, in Texas

Texas residents can ship longarms to fellow Texas residents without having to go thru an FFL intermediary--according to ATF rules. I am not clear on handguns. However, if it is legal to ship handgun w/in the state to fellow resident, you will pay an overnite shipping fee to UPS (one of the few who will ship handguns) and it is around $50, and can only be done at a Customer Service Center--not to be confused with the strip mall UPS stores.

This issue has been raised in the "Legal" section, so might best do a search there or post a new thread.

 

[RustyShackelford]

Handguns in FL

I too live and sometimes work in the sunshine state, . For a handgun sale from an out of state resident, you'd need to go to a FFL holder/gun shop near you, have them send a valid copy of the shop's FFL to the other party(if they are a FFL holder) then you pay for the firearm to the person who owns it, they send it to the gunshop/FFL holder by next day air/express mail insured and you go to pick it up. The gunshop you use will also make you pay for and get a FDLE(Florida Dept of Law Enforcement) background check too, . This entire process may take a few days or maybe a week. I have bought handguns from out of state sources and from online, www.gunsamerica.com. I never used a private owner just gun shops/FFL holders.

I just re-read your post. For in state handgun sales, you'd need to pay the person and have them mail the handgun, INSURED, by express/overnight mail like FedEx or UPS. Do not use the US post office! In state sales do not require a FDLE check or FFL holders in Florida.

PM me if you have any other FL based firearm questions.

Rusty

PS: I think you can legally mail/ship unloaded handguns in local stripmall type UPS locations. I FedExed a Beretta 96D from FL to AZ and the clerk did not even say anything...

 

[Jim K]

Provided there is no state or local law to the contrary, you may ship (not mail by USPS) a handgun to another resident of your state without going through an FFL dealer. But it seems the carriers generally will not accept a handgun addressed to other than a federal licensee, no matter what the law says.

Jim